round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to throw into; to dump in together
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
in succession; one after another
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
being somewhat excited (agitated)
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to take up space; to occupy space
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark